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United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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<h2 id="jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</h2> <p>In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: </p> <ol><li><a href="/facts/Air_pollution/zmk9Dy7S">Air pollution</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Road/3aadH4s3">Construction</a> and <a href="/facts/Road/3aadH4s3">maintenance</a> of <a href="/facts/Highway/2nxmEmgX">highways</a>;</li> <li>Environmental aspects of <a href="/facts/Outer_Continental_Shelf/TBU5DueR">Outer Continental Shelf</a> lands;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Environmental_health/q1xceAL3">Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than pesticides</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Environmental_policy/rB24mGBK">Environmental policy</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Environmental_science/svr8eCse">Environmental research and development</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fishery/TBvcT9bB">Fisheries</a> and <a href="/facts/Wildlife_conservation/XzdYfcEz">wildlife</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flood_control/rf0476SJ">Flood control</a> and <a href="/facts/Civil_engineering/avh5kEq2">improvements of rivers and harbors</a>, including environmental aspects of <a href="/facts/Deepwater_port/8gMBbCNH">deepwater ports</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Noise_pollution/dVwYwHMM">Noise pollution</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_safety_and_security/TtudaSPh">Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear energy</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ocean_dumping/aLcy8UJc">Ocean dumping</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Physical_plant/3tJqt62F">Public buildings</a> and <a href="/facts/Groundskeeping/HsEX0rbN">improved grounds</a> of the United States generally, including <a href="/facts/Federal_building/Y4yr55Nr">Federal buildings</a> in the <a href="/facts/District_of_Columbia/enXPK156">District of Columbia</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_works/SXrgjojz">Public works</a>, <a href="/facts/Bridge/vBJ7Hw8v">bridges</a>, and <a href="/facts/Dam/BroJFhEI">dams</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Economic_Development_Administration/tCrwcVLg">Regional economic development</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Waste_management/EKXuEqQU">Solid waste disposal</a> and <a href="/facts/Recycling/x9X7GAzz">recycling</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Water_pollution/SCUhUYqB">Water pollution</a>; and,</li> <li><a href="/facts/Water_resources/2j7FJlLE">Water resources</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li></ol> <p>The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to <a href="/facts/Environmental_protection/HoD7nCUq">environmental protection</a> and <a href="/facts/Resource_consumption/CpFK27ok">resource utilization</a> and <a href="/facts/Conservation_movement/Vnqkdddv">conservation</a>, and report thereon from time to time."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="members-119th-congress">Members, 119th Congress</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></th><th>Minority<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia, <i>Chair</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a>, North Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a>, Wyoming</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Curtis/hC1UGzxE">John Curtis</a>, Utah</li><li><a href="/facts/Lindsey_Graham/mVX9F3je">Lindsey Graham</a>, South Carolina</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li><li><a href="/facts/Pete_Ricketts/EFvvu1L1">Pete Ricketts</a>, Nebraska</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Jon_Husted/VY1VzWzu">Jon Husted</a>, Ohio (from January 24, 2025)</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li><li><a href="/facts/Mark_Kelly/hwD9V1Yu">Mark Kelly</a>, Arizona</li><li><a href="/facts/Alex_Padilla/YtpUyWYP">Alex Padilla</a>, California</li><li><a href="/facts/Adam_Schiff/cRUB1PFD">Adam Schiff</a>, California</li><li><a href="/facts/Lisa_Blunt_Rochester/9HcRzUJB">Lisa Blunt Rochester</a>, Delaware</li><li><a href="/facts/Angela_Alsobrooks/srqjC7sB">Angela Alsobrooks</a>, Maryland</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="subcommittees">Subcommittees</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Subcommittee</th><th>Chair<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></th><th>Ranking Member<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure/Vyhzpagn">Transportation and Infrastructure</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a> (R-ND)</td><td><a href="/facts/Angela_Alsobrooks/srqjC7sB">Angela Alsobrooks</a> (D-MD)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Clean_Air%2c_Climate%2c_and_Nuclear_Innovation_and_Safety/yQjel0gN">Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a> (R-WY)</td><td><a href="/facts/Mark_Kelly/hwD9V1Yu">Mark Kelly</a> (D-AZ)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Chemical_Safety%2c_Waste_Management%2c_Environmental_Justice_and_Regulatory_Oversight/dEvY8S5r">Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight</a></td><td><a href="/facts/John_Curtis/hC1UGzxE">John Curtis</a> (R-UT)</td><td><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a> (D-OR)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Fisheries%2c_Wildlife%2c_and_Water/E8C8RP0h">Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pete_Ricketts/EFvvu1L1">Pete Ricketts</a> (R-WY)</td><td><a href="/facts/Adam_Schiff/cRUB1PFD">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="chairmen">Chairmen</h2> <h3>Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838–1857</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/William_S._Fulton/D4bvM5Qp">William S. Fulton</a> (D-AR) 1838–1841</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Leeds_Kerr/YIz7rY9r">John Leeds Kerr</a> (W-MD) 1841–1842</li> <li><a href="/facts/William_L._Dayton/XDJSQYHa">William L. Dayton</a> (W-NJ) 1842–1845</li> <li><a href="/facts/Simon_Cameron/eV8wxFC8">Simon Cameron</a> (D-PA) 1845–1846</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jesse_D._Bright/Pv5UmSMz">Jesse D. Bright</a> (D-IN) 1846–1847</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_M._T._Hunter/LFHPWVGt">Robert M. T. Hunter</a> (D-VA) 1847–1851</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Whitcomb/AnIxhzbJ">James Whitcomb</a> (D-IN) 1851–1852</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_Tillinghast_James/SczEkzpD">Charles James</a> (D-RI) 1852–1853</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Asheton_Bayard_III/TVVCWjUJ">James Bayard</a> (D-DE) 1853–1857</li></ul> <h3>Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857–1883</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Jesse_D._Bright/Pv5UmSMz">Jesse D. Bright</a> (D-IN) 1857–1861</li> <li><a href="/facts/Solomon_Foot/XPlmNsx3">Solomon Foot</a> (R-VT) 1861–1866</li> <li><a href="/facts/B._Gratz_Brown/S3WEY30a">B. Gratz Brown</a> (R-MO) 1866–1867</li> <li><a href="/facts/William_P._Fessenden/n6JFaQ0D">William P. Fessenden</a> (R-ME) 1867–1869</li> <li><a href="/facts/Justin_S._Morrill/qVcAKDaC">Justin S. Morrill</a> (R-VT) 1869–1878</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_L._Dawes/H4pB6mPE">Henry Dawes</a> (R-MA) 1878–1879</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_W._Jones/Nrk6DNoj">Charles W. Jones</a> (D-FL) 1879–1881</li> <li><a href="/facts/Edward_H._Rollins/f2LRfLCx">Edward H. Rollins</a> (R-NH) 1881–1883</li></ul> <h3>Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883–1947</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/William_Mahone/N3jU8kHe">William Mahone</a> (R-VA) 1883–1887</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leland_Stanford/znwAfgB8">Leland Stanford</a> (R-CA) 1887–1893</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_Graham_Vest/zXogqQdy">George Vest</a> (D-MO) 1893–1895</li> <li><a href="/facts/Matthew_S._Quay/WBdcBwT6">Matthew S. Quay</a> (R-PA) 1895–1899</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_W._Fairbanks/uBqUa4X3">Charles W. Fairbanks</a> (R-IN) 1899–1905</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_E._Warren/jCLgqNJj">Francis E. Warren</a> (R-WY) 1905</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nathan_B._Scott/yybHrhMm">Nathan B. Scott</a> (R-WV) 1905–1911</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_Sutherland/uSlNp15e">George Sutherland</a> (R-UT) 1911–1913</li> <li><a href="/facts/Claude_A._Swanson/QgcumlQM">Claude A. Swanson</a> (D-VA) 1913–1918</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_A._Reed_(politician)/sSqdY5rz">James A. Reed</a> (D-MO) 1918–1919</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bert_M._Fernald/EgkarxQF">Bert M. Fernald</a> (R-ME) 1919–1926</li> <li><a href="/facts/Irvine_L._Lenroot/pC5AJNTt">Irvine L. Lenroot</a> (R-WI) 1926–1927</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_W._Keyes/V7ooVvdb">Henry W. Keyes</a> (R-NH) 1927–1933</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tom_Connally/gI0C9uTQ">Tom Connally</a> (D-TX) 1933–1942</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_T._Maloney/5NbXpRt9">Francis Maloney</a> (D-CT) 1942–1945</li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_O._Andrews/vEM8qFmu">Charles O. Andrews</a> (D-FL) 1945–1947</li></ul> <h3>Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947–1977</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Chapman_Revercomb/wISItmcw">Chapman Revercomb</a> (R-WV) 1947–1949</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dennis_Chavez/RyEBkm7s">Dennis Chavez</a> (D-NM) 1949–1953</li> <li><a href="/facts/Edward_Martin_(Pennsylvania_politician)/crYGbgcd">Edward Martin</a> (R-PA) 1953–1955</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dennis_Chavez/RyEBkm7s">Dennis Chavez</a> (D-NM) 1955–1962</li> <li><a href="/facts/Patrick_V._McNamara/8WEwhUPY">Patrick V. McNamara</a> (D-MI) 1962–1966</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jennings_Randolph/eTynSh8n">Jennings Randolph</a> (D-WV) 1966–1977</li></ul> <h3>Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977–present</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Jennings_Randolph/eTynSh8n">Jennings Randolph</a> (D-WV) 1977–1981</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_T._Stafford/HaXGPzFm">Robert T. Stafford</a> (R-VT) 1981–1987</li> <li><a href="/facts/Quentin_N._Burdick/5pqYRz3Y">Quentin N. Burdick</a> (D-ND) 1987–1992</li> <li><a href="/facts/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan/3qewhaXx">Daniel Patrick Moynihan</a> (D-NY) 1992–1993</li> <li><a href="/facts/Max_Baucus/wRPvI6DK">Max Baucus</a> (D-MT) 1993–1995</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Chafee/q9PahpXt">John H. Chafee</a> (R-RI) 1995–1999</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bob_Smith_(New_Hampshire_politician)/sHnprFyc">Bob Smith</a> (R-NH) 1999–2001</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harry_Reid/wACbpA4P">Harry Reid</a> (D-NV) 2001</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bob_Smith_(New_Hampshire_politician)/sHnprFyc">Bob Smith</a> (R-NH) 2001</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jim_Jeffords/gBccflub">Jim Jeffords</a> (I-VT) 2001–2003</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">James Inhofe</a> (R-OK) 2003–2007</li> <li><a href="/facts/Barbara_Boxer/HLyQrsIF">Barbara Boxer</a> (D-CA) 2007–2015</li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">James Inhofe</a> (R-OK) 2015-2017</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Barrasso/ks0UFMzB">John Barrasso</a> (R-WY) 2017–2021</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a> (D-DE) 2021–2025</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a> (R-WV) 2025–present</li></ul> <h2 id="historical-committee-rosters">Historical committee rosters</h2> <h3>118th Congress</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><th>Minority<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a>, Delaware, <i>Chair</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a>, Maryland</li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li><li><a href="/facts/Debbie_Stabenow/7BuA9CaB">Debbie Stabenow</a>, Michigan</li><li><a href="/facts/Mark_Kelly/hwD9V1Yu">Mark Kelly</a>, Arizona</li><li><a href="/facts/Alex_Padilla/YtpUyWYP">Alex Padilla</a>, California</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Fetterman/5bwBbEHX">John Fetterman</a>, Pennsylvania</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a>, North Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a>, Wyoming</li><li><a href="/facts/Markwayne_Mullin/wyQwUy5D">Markwayne Mullin</a>, Oklahoma</li><li><a href="/facts/Pete_Ricketts/EFvvu1L1">Pete Ricketts</a>, Nebraska</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li><li><a href="/facts/Lindsey_Graham/mVX9F3je">Lindsey Graham</a>, South Carolina</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> Subcommittee <table><tbody><tr><th>Subcommittee</th><th>Chair</th><th>Ranking Member</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Chemical_Safety%2c_Waste_Management%2c_Environmental_Justice_and_Regulatory_Oversight/dEvY8S5r">Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a> (D-OR)</td><td><a href="/facts/Markwayne_Mullin/wyQwUy5D">Markwayne Mullin</a> (R-OK)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Clean_Air%2c_Climate_and_Nuclear_Safety/yQjel0gN">Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a> (D-MA)</td><td><a href="/facts/Pete_Ricketts/EFvvu1L1">Pete Ricketts</a> (R-NE)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Fisheries%2c_Water%2c_and_Wildlife/E8C8RP0h">Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alex_Padilla/YtpUyWYP">Alex Padilla</a> (D-CA)</td><td><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a> (R-WY)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure/Vyhzpagn">Transportation and Infrastructure</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mark_Kelly/hwD9V1Yu">Mark Kelly</a> (D-AZ)</td><td><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a> (R-ND)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>117th Congress</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority</th><th>Minority</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a>, Delaware, <i>Chair</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a>, Maryland</li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li><li><a href="/facts/Tammy_Duckworth/g10PMmBp">Tammy Duckworth</a>, Illinois</li><li><a href="/facts/Debbie_Stabenow/7BuA9CaB">Debbie Stabenow</a>, Michigan</li><li><a href="/facts/Mark_Kelly/hwD9V1Yu">Mark Kelly</a>, Arizona</li><li><a href="/facts/Alex_Padilla/YtpUyWYP">Alex Padilla</a>, California</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Jim_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">Jim Inhofe</a>, Oklahoma</li><li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a>, North Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a>, Wyoming</li><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Shelby/S293lrBm">Richard Shelby</a>, Alabama</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li><li><a href="/facts/Joni_Ernst/NTCllUQ0">Joni Ernst</a>, Iowa</li><li><a href="/facts/Lindsey_Graham/mVX9F3je">Lindsey Graham</a>, South Carolina</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> Subcommittees <table><tbody><tr><th>Subcommittee</th><th>Chair</th><th>Ranking Member</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Chemical_Safety%2c_Waste_Management%2c_Environmental_Justice_and_Regulatory_Oversight/dEvY8S5r">Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a> (D-OR)</td><td><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a> (R-MS)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Clean_Air%2c_Climate_and_Nuclear_Safety/yQjel0gN">Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a> (D-MA)</td><td><a href="/facts/Jim_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">Jim Inhofe</a> (R-OK)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Fisheries%2c_Water%2c_and_Wildlife/E8C8RP0h">Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tammy_Duckworth/g10PMmBp">Tammy Duckworth</a> (D-IL)</td><td><a href="/facts/Cynthia_Lummis/ES0pPglG">Cynthia Lummis</a> (R-WY)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure/Vyhzpagn">Transportation and Infrastructure</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a> (D-MD)</td><td><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a> (R-ND)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>116th Congress</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority</th><th>Minority</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/John_Barrasso/ks0UFMzB">John Barrasso</a>, Wyoming, <i>Chairman</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Jim_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">Jim Inhofe</a>, Oklahoma</li><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Rounds/NDKBAnDo">Mike Rounds</a>, South Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Joni_Ernst/NTCllUQ0">Joni Ernst</a>, Iowa</li><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Shelby/S293lrBm">Richard Shelby</a>, Alabama</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li><li><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a>, North Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Braun/9QpL0HGP">Mike Braun</a>, Indiana</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a>, Delaware, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a>, Maryland</li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Kirsten_Gillibrand/NTswJtcS">Kirsten Gillibrand</a>, New York</li><li><a href="/facts/Cory_Booker/TkmbNvW3">Cory Booker</a>, New Jersey</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li><li><a href="/facts/Tammy_Duckworth/g10PMmBp">Tammy Duckworth</a>, Illinois</li><li><a href="/facts/Chris_Van_Hollen/uIKAl2Ae">Chris Van Hollen</a>, Maryland</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> Subcommittees <table><tbody><tr><th>Subcommittee</th><th>Chair</th><th>Ranking Member</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Clean_Air_and_Nuclear_Safety/yQjel0gN">Clean Air and Nuclear Safety</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mike_Braun/9QpL0HGP">Mike Braun</a> (R-IN)</td><td><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a> (D-RI)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Fisheries%2c_Water_and_Wildlife/E8C8RP0h">Fisheries, Water and Wildlife</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kevin_Cramer/4ANj2zhE">Kevin Cramer</a> (R-ND)</td><td><a href="/facts/Tammy_Duckworth/g10PMmBp">Tammy Duckworth</a> (D-IL)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Superfund%2c_Waste_Management%2c_and_Regulatory_Oversight/dEvY8S5r">Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mike_Rounds/NDKBAnDo">Mike Rounds</a> (R-SD)</td><td><a href="/facts/Cory_Booker/TkmbNvW3">Cory Booker</a> (D-NJ)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Senate_Environment_Subcommittee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure/Vyhzpagn">Transportation and Infrastructure</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a> (R-WV)</td><td><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a> (D-MD)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>115th Congress</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority</th><th>Minority</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/John_Barrasso/ks0UFMzB">John Barrasso</a>, Wyoming, <i>Chairman</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Jim_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">Jim Inhofe</a>, Oklahoma</li><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/Deb_Fischer/NGPgAYG2">Deb Fischer</a>, Nebraska</li><li><a href="/facts/Jerry_Moran/zFjn9kzE">Jerry Moran</a>, Kansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Rounds/NDKBAnDo">Mike Rounds</a>, South Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Joni_Ernst/NTCllUQ0">Joni Ernst</a>, Iowa</li><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Shelby/S293lrBm">Richard Shelby</a>, Alabama</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._Senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a>, Delaware, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a>, Maryland</li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Kirsten_Gillibrand/NTswJtcS">Kirsten Gillibrand</a>, New York</li><li><a href="/facts/Cory_Booker/TkmbNvW3">Cory Booker</a>, New Jersey</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li><li><a href="/facts/Tammy_Duckworth/g10PMmBp">Tammy Duckworth</a>, Illinois</li><li><a href="/facts/Chris_Van_Hollen/uIKAl2Ae">Chris Van Hollen</a>, Maryland</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>114th Congress</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Majority</th><th>Minority</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Jim_Inhofe/yjbb9NQ3">Jim Inhofe</a>, Oklahoma, <i>Chair</i></li><li><a href="/facts/David_Vitter/8kB71dAF">David Vitter</a>, Louisiana</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Barrasso/ks0UFMzB">John Barrasso</a>, Wyoming</li><li><a href="/facts/Shelley_Moore_Capito/mSmndugI">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, West Virginia</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Crapo/0kPU7c3w">Mike Crapo</a>, Idaho</li><li><a href="/facts/John_Boozman/xjd0yWWH">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Sessions/ahb29t8f">Jeff Sessions</a>, Alabama</li><li><a href="/facts/Roger_Wicker/Py4MrluY">Roger Wicker</a>, Mississippi</li><li><a href="/facts/Deb_Fischer/NGPgAYG2">Deb Fischer</a>, Nebraska</li><li><a href="/facts/Mike_Rounds/NDKBAnDo">Mike Rounds</a>, South Dakota</li><li><a href="/facts/Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._Senator)/ay0H4ltD">Dan Sullivan</a>, Alaska</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Barbara_Boxer/HLyQrsIF">Barbara Boxer</a>, California, <i>Ranking Member</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Tom_Carper/X8sLw6Ys">Tom Carper</a>, Delaware</li><li><a href="/facts/Ben_Cardin/Kl8h12wa">Ben Cardin</a>, Maryland</li><li><a href="/facts/Bernie_Sanders/MjDFDSVY">Bernie Sanders</a>, Vermont<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sheldon_Whitehouse/22YKs1lI">Sheldon Whitehouse</a>, Rhode Island</li><li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Merkley/L5oNrHbW">Jeff Merkley</a>, Oregon</li><li><a href="/facts/Kirsten_Gillibrand/NTswJtcS">Kirsten Gillibrand</a>, New York</li><li><a href="/facts/Cory_Booker/TkmbNvW3">Cory Booker</a>, New Jersey</li><li><a href="/facts/Ed_Markey/5EN3HMxn">Ed Markey</a>, Massachusetts</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source: 2013 <i><a href="/facts/Congressional_Record/KtkgBgVL">Congressional Record</a>, </i>Vol. 159, Page <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/link/crec/159/S/296">S296</a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://epw.senate.gov/">U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works official website</a> (<a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwa00ssev00/">Archive</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/committee/senate-environment-and-public-works/ssev00">Senate Environment and Public Works Committee</a>. Legislation activity and reports, <a href="/facts/Congress.gov/fTF7PEuR">Congress.gov</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.publicworksagency.com">Public Works Agency</a> – Public Works Industry Social Network including Municipal Contractors, Municipalities and Citizen Engagement</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Rule XXV(h) of the United States Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration". United States Senate. Retrieved March 14, 2021. <a href="https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate" target="_blank">https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Rule XXV(h) of the United States Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration". United States Senate. Retrieved March 14, 2021. <a href="https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate" target="_blank">https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>S.Res. 16, S.Res. 38 (119th Congress) <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/16" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/16</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>S.Res. 17 (119th Congress) <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/17" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/17</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Capito, Whitehouse Announce EPW Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. January 28, 2025. <a href="https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A" target="_blank">https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Capito, Whitehouse Announce EPW Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. January 28, 2025. <a href="https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A" target="_blank">https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>S.Res. 30 (118th Congress) <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/30" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/30</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>S.Res. 31 (118th Congress) <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/31" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/31</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>